Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-19

Az last accounts Senator Harrison
had not decided 10 contest the right Of
David Purple 10 bis seat in The Senate.
n be does 90, however, all The corrup-
tion Of the Indiana Senatorial election
viii probably DO exposed aud the people
Of the entire sountry will soc bow poll
tics are conducted by the Democrats Of
that unfortunate State.
From the beginning Of the Indiana
Senatorial contest, the Democrats
played . game which consisted in about
equal proportions Of blow, bluaseE, de-
flance Of Law and an assumption OF in
iured innocence. They went 70 Indian
apolis determined 10 secure the Senator
ship by fair means or foul. In order 10
conceal their plans and divert the atien-
iion Of the public, thsy sss up united
and prolonged howl pretending 70 fear
that the Republicans were abeut 10 re-
sort 10 the very methods whloh they
themselves were prepared 70 carry ont.
by crying load and long that the Re
publicans we're plotting 10 steal the SEN
stoFship they we're enabled TO execute
their own plans without attracting 700
much attention. They threw dust in
Che cir 10 blind their opponents and the
public alika. They adopted the thiefs
expedient Of orying stop thief" With
3 lsader and stronger voice than any
body elsa.
The unfortanate thing about Il is that
they actually frightened the Rspnbli-
cans. They raised saeh an awful ain
that the Republicans lest heart. walked
into the trap ses for them and saw their
opponents carry of the prize. II 10
this fact THAI weald weaken Senator
Harrison's case II be shoaid carry II
before the Senate.
AZ the election last November The Re
publieAns elected their State ticket In
Indiana by good majority. Osing ts
the unfair division Of the State into
legislative districts. however, the LeKis.
latare was almost tie. The Democrats
had majority Of tSo 10 the upper and
the Repahlieana q majority Of one In
the lower house. rte Republicans bad
also eleoted their candidate for Liea.
tenant Governor, Who. according 60 q
provision % the State constitution.
should preside over the ssaais.
The drst move In the case Of
The Democrats vas 10 disposaess
the nswly elected Iasuseoant Governor.
They accordingly raised the point that
Tie election. which bad been 20 al =
vacancy, vas Illegal and tbAs the Dsno-
cratic President Prc TEES az the Senate.
elected At the last session o. tee Pre-
yieaa Legislature. sAoala preside ever
the Senate This point was made. u
mast be remembered. after tbs Demo
esass had presented q eanaidAsa fos
Ldsatenant GaveraoE Who had beea bad
" defeated il an election In vhieh
fall vote had been poiisd. TIE Demo
cratic claimant tock The Chair Ia the
Senate ehamhsr aad cscapied IL ia a.
rect deaAnce Of tbs lAw. and the Deao-
GRATIS Senators declared thai he woald
not b dispossessed except By fOrOe.
The Republicans. after ohieesing TO
lhia Stale q Affairs. seAkly yielded and
agreed 10 meet IN > iaiat ouavension
which shonid be presided Over By The
Demoesatic Presid3nt pye tFss. he ~.
sult was shas MIGHT have he~p sxpsesed.
TIE bAllosine. after havinR been pre-
Ioneed for several weeks hssAsss = La
Dor Dsmocrat voted With sArse Labor
Republicans fCr an indepsadent IAhor
sandsdAis. rssalasd IN Ne slsetias q !